Tuesday, May 27, 2008
PDN: "Think About It" Questions Background Information:
The year is 2040 and Americans are in trouble. The world's supply of fossil fuels is being rapidly depleted. As a result, drivers are paying $20 per gallon for gasoline, and the cost of heating and cooling homes, businesses, and schools has forced many public buildings to close because of their inability to pay for energy. Families and industry are suffering as well. Goods can't be transported across the country, and many people must endure extreme heat and cold because energy costs are so high. Add to this the ill health of the Earth's environment, ravaged for years by greenhouse gases and the effects of global warming. The situation is critical. Alternative energy sources must be developed so that Americans can have reliable, efficient, environmentally friendly ways to run their cars, power their manufacturing plants, and heat and cool their businesses, schools, and homes.
Assignment: You and your partner(s) are scientists who have been instructed to find ways to solve the energy crisis being faced by the U.S. You will be assigned a specific task related to solving this nationwide crisis. It will be up to you and your partner to research, design, and teach others about an alternative form of energy that can be used to safely meet the energy demands of the population without an extremely high price or further damage to the environment.
Research your assigned form of alternative/renewable energy.
Use the following questions as a guide for your research:
What can this type of energy/resource be used for?
How is this type of energy/resource easily renewed?
What is the cost of using this type of energy/resource
What are the positive and negative aspects of using this resource/type of energy?
What is the science behind this resource/type of energy?
What is keeping this form of energy from widespread use?
When is the energy/resource expected to be easily accessible to the general public?
Be sure to include any photographs, diagrams or charts that will help explain your type of energy/resource.
Create a wiki page summarizing your findings so that you can inform others about your resource.
New pages have already been created for your group.
Choose that page from the menu on the left.
Click on "Edit This Page"
Enter and arrange your research info for others to read. Be sure to include the names of each member of your group on your page. Save the page multiple times as you work.
When you are finished, respond to at least one discussion question on the page for your class period.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 PDN: List all your daily activities, from the time you woke up yesterday morning until the time you woke up this morning. Include how much time you spent on each activity or distance traveled. Watch: Snapshot of US Energy Use Calculate your Ecological Footprint: //Footprint Calculator// Assignment: Imagine you are employed by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to design a public-service advertising campaign to encourage the reduction of carbon dioxide. Be persuasive, creative, factual, and informational. Display your research on a new wikipage on the Turri-wiki
Select New Page from the menu on the left
Name your page.
Click on "Edit This Page"
Enter and arrange your research information for others to read.
Be sure to include names of each member of your group on your page.
Save the page.
On the top of this page (Environmental Bio page), click on your period's page. Respond to the discussion question for May 21st on the discussion page. Include your first and last name in your response so proper credit can be given.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 PDN: Since the richer, industrial countries of the world are responsible for the most CO2 emissions and have benefited from them, these countries should now pay poorer countries to help them reduce CO2 emissions. Agree or Disagree? Explain your reasoning. Finish "The Day After Tomorrow" Notes: The Ozone Layer Assignment: //unit 5 review sheet.pdf//
First, read "How you control a day in SmogCity 2".
Then, complete activities "Save Smog City 2 from Ozone" and "Save Smog City 2 from Particle Pollution". If you have time, you can create your own Smog City 2 experience!
PDN: "Think About It" Questions
Background Information:
The year is 2040 and Americans are in trouble. The world's supply of fossil fuels is being rapidly depleted. As a result, drivers are paying $20 per gallon for gasoline, and the cost of heating and cooling homes, businesses, and schools has forced many public buildings to close because of their inability to pay for energy. Families and industry are suffering as well. Goods can't be transported across the country, and many people must endure extreme heat and cold because energy costs are so high. Add to this the ill health of the Earth's environment, ravaged for years by greenhouse gases and the effects of global warming. The situation is critical. Alternative energy sources must be developed so that Americans can have reliable, efficient, environmentally friendly ways to run their cars, power their manufacturing plants, and heat and cool their businesses, schools, and homes.
Assignment:
You and your partner(s) are scientists who have been instructed to find ways to solve the energy crisis being faced by the U.S. You will be assigned a specific task related to solving this nationwide crisis. It will be up to you and your partner to research, design, and teach others about an alternative form of energy that can be used to safely meet the energy demands of the population without an extremely high price or further damage to the environment.
Research your assigned form of alternative/renewable energy.
Create a wiki page summarizing your findings so that you can inform others about your resource.
New pages have already been created for your group.
Choose that page from the menu on the left.
Click on "Edit This Page"
Enter and arrange your research info for others to read.
Be sure to include the names of each member of your group on your page.
Save the page multiple times as you work.
When you are finished, respond to at least one discussion question on the page for your class period.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
PDN: List all your daily activities, from the time you woke up yesterday morning until the time you woke up this morning. Include how much time you spent on each activity or distance traveled.
Watch: Snapshot of US Energy Use
Calculate your Ecological Footprint: //Footprint Calculator//
Assignment: Imagine you are employed by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to design a public-service advertising campaign to encourage the reduction of carbon dioxide. Be persuasive, creative, factual, and informational.
Display your research on a new wikipage on the Turri-wiki
On the top of this page (Environmental Bio page), click on your period's page. Respond to the discussion question for May 21st on the discussion page. Include your first and last name in your response so proper credit can be given.
Check your answers to the Unit 5 Review Sheet: unit 5 review sheet answers.pptTuesday, May 20, 2008
PDN: Since the richer, industrial countries of the world are responsible for the most CO2 emissions and have benefited from them, these countries should now pay poorer countries to help them reduce CO2 emissions. Agree or Disagree? Explain your reasoning.
Finish "The Day After Tomorrow"
Notes: The Ozone Layer
Assignment: //unit 5 review sheet.pdf//
Monday, May 19, 2008
The Greenhouse Effect
Tuesday, May 13, 2008:
Using internet resources, complete the following chart. Copy the chart into your notebook.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
To keep this site up and open each activity in a new window, right click on the link and choose "Open in New Window"
Activity 1: What is your Air Quality?
Activity 2: What are the sources of Air Pollutants?